To be honest very little - except for the bulking agent. But when he thought it was gallstones he switched to a low fat diet with simple and plain foods and it helped the pain an awful lot.
Last night wasn't great for him, he was up and down like a yoyo with the pain. So this morning he's been on a mission to try and sort the colonoscopy. He tried the hospital to see where he was on the list but couldn't get through. Then he tried the GP but was in a queue so gave up. He's now looking at a private colonoscopy which he says will be about £1500. He's self employed, not working because of the pain, fortunately he has a bit of savings which can pay for it.
He's very down about it this morning and now thinks the dr just latched onto diverticulitis and she didn't really know.
I'm trying really hard to be pragmatic about it and say that he improved he symptoms by changing his diet before so it's worth sticking with that. I'm trying hard not to spiral into anxiety, worrying that it will get like it was the other week ago when he was lying on the floor screaming in pain, ambulance rides, desperate trips to the GP etc. But it's not easy - I feel like it's a whisker away from it all the time.
Also when I spoke to my stepdad (my mum died at the beginning of feb, followed 2 weeks later by my Stepgran) on the phone last night, he was in a really low mood and very anxious. I'm meeting him for coffee this afternoon. I'm not in a good place to help him at the moment either. So strongly advised him to seek help from his GP and to contact Cruise etc re counselling.
Trying not to take on other peoples stuff, it isn't good for me at the moment.
Good news is that I have been accepted onto a local NHS CBT course to help me relearn to not worry about what I can't control and help with the anxiety. Slight downside is that there's a 6 week waiting list.